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A Senate inquiry into Tasmania's bushfires last summer recommends a national firefighting team be considered, along with more federal funding to tackle risks in the state's Wilderness World Heritage Area....

There are concerns a new shipping service running direct from Hobart to the mainland has not attracted enough customers to be viable long term with the company operating at less than one third of its capacity....

The Tasmanian Liberal Senate ticket has been decided in case of a double dissolution election and all six candidates are men. The Lord Mayor of Hobart Sue Hickey says the selectors are dominated by the right faction of the party and Ms Hickey says it's outrageous there are no female candidates. She ...